Sandringham, Norfolk

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Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 2 km south of the village of Dersingham, 12 km north of the town of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.

The civil parish extends westwards from Sandringham itself to the shore of The Wash some 6 km distant, and also includes the villages of West Newton and Wolferton. It has an area of 41.91 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House and its associated estate. This is a favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth II and several of her predecessors. Near to Sandringham house is the Royal Stud, a stud farm that houses many of the royal horses.

References

See also

• HMS Sandringham

External links

• for Sandringham.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Sandringham.

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